Ancient Egypt: Difference between revisions
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===Nile River=== | ===Nile River=== | ||
==== summary ==== | ==== Nile summary ==== | ||
* Nile Valley = ancient Egypt | * Nile Valley = ancient Egypt | ||
* Egypt was accurately described by the ancient Greek historian Herodotus as "The Gift of the Nile" | * Egypt was accurately described by the ancient Greek historian Herodotus as "The Gift of the Nile" | ||
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* Egypt = final 800 miles of the Nile as it runs northward to Mediterranean Sea | * Egypt = final 800 miles of the Nile as it runs northward to Mediterranean Sea | ||
* longest river in the world: 4150 miles long! | * longest river in the world: 4150 miles long! | ||
==== Nile geographic details ==== | ==== Nile geographic characteristics and details ==== | ||
* flows north | * flows north | ||
** flows into Mediterranean Sea | ** flows into Mediterranean Sea | ||
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** length of river = long, slow flooding season in Egypt | ** length of river = long, slow flooding season in Egypt | ||
** the Nile floods slowly: | ** the Nile floods slowly: | ||
*** 3 months to rise & fall | *** 3 months to rise & fall | ||
*** Egypt flood season = August to October | *** Egypt flood season = August to October | ||
**** slowly rises in August | **** slowly rises in August | ||